Highest Peaks Around PMC and nearby areas (ordered in decreasing altitude):
(1). Mount Pinos 8,831 feet (2,692 meters)
(2). Sawmill Mountain 8,818 feet (2,688 meters)
(3). Grouse Mountain 8,582 feet (2,616 meters)
(4). Cerro Noroeste 8,286 feet (2,526 meters)
(5). Frazier Mountain 8,026 feet (2,446 meters)
(6). San Emigdio Mountain 7,492 feet (2,284 meters)
(7). Tecuya Mountain 7,160+ feet (2,182+ meters)
(8). Brush Mountain 7,048 feet (2,148 meters)
(9). Antimony Peak 6,848 feet (2,087 meters)
(10). Eagle Rest Peak 6,005 feet (1,830 meters)
Notice how Sawmill Mountain is almost as high as Mount Pinos (only a few feet difference).
Another surprise is Grouse Mountain is higher than Cerro Noroeste.
And Puerto del Suelo at 7600 feet, even though it is a saddle between Grouse Mountain and Cerro Noroeste, is still higher than half the mountains listed.
Peter Gray
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